An Extra’s POV

"Let us begin."

As Ralyks spoke for all to listen to, a massive portal opened right behind him, the likes of which no one present had ever seen before.

Space distorted all around him, and like a massive tear in reality, the spatial rift manifested right behind him.

Every single soldier who watched was in awe.

Some had heard stories of the Dark Adventurer, but no one had ever truly seen this side of him.

Perhaps a few guards were fortunate to see Ralyks executing the Dragon back when the Capital was attacked, but their numbers were too small compared to the few thousands that gathered in the open fields.

"What are you waiting for?" Conrad raised his voice at the soldiers who were spacing out.

Their blank and utterly stunned faces soon began to change as soon as they heard their Royal Councilor's—now turned Commander's—voice echo out.

"Match in!"

The grown men obeyed and rushed in, utilizing their formation in due diligence.

Before long, they were all able to venture into the massive portal that greeted them. Not a single one was left behind.

"Shall we?" Ralyks turned to the only man who was yet to enter.

Grandmaster Conrad himself.

"Yes, Sir Ralyks."

The two men then walked into the shrinking portal, feeling the ripple of space as they entered.

From the open field of Royal Estate, their vision instantly changed into the view of a massive military clearing in the outskirts of the Merchant City.

It was a large camp, with tall walls surrounding its vicinity—hence preventing the prying of outside forces.

The overhead was an open sky, but a certain Magical Barrier formed a barrier that prevented any sort of spying from above.

the three thousand soldiers—as well as the occupying seven thousand—were fully protected from the observation and interference of

it a barren field dedicated to training or the assembly

single grass to be seen on the ground, and several wooden buildings and temporary tent-like structures filled the residential areas for

at for too long. It

outskirts has a post like this. It was designed this way

subtle nod, before

them as large as

that, Conrad made a sad smile and shook his

to its huge size and incredible relevance. Most posts

"I see…"

and Ralyks once again looked at the surrounding area and noticed the seven thousand, five hundred soldiers already converging with the three

merged,

in her late twenties, pretty, but also having

cut short, but it still had a feminine flair to it. She wore

but the blade of choice that was hung on the strap around her hip had a silvery glow to

she fell to her one knee, raising the other as she bowed her

Councilor Conrad. General Lucy pays her

was stern and deep, almost masculine. Whether this was natural, or an accent that she had

the two

Lucy! It's been

the younger lady, his

this is Lucy. She's a General, and she'll serve as the Vice Commander of this entire

and stretched his hand towards the woman who still had her

the

—Respect!

the achievement; becoming a General at such a young age. That in itself is

hand offered by the Dark Adventurer—someone she

shook his hand, she found herself

but she did her best to drown all of it and simply respond to the

words, Sir Ralyks. However, I am still

her eyes, and Ralyks seemed to like

look forward to seeing how